Colleges / Lincoln Memorial University
College · Private nonprofit · Harrogate, TN · Town
LMU

Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate, TN

Address6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway, Harrogate, TN 37752-8231
Websitewww.lmunet.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate63%
6-yr median pay$45k
Net price / yr$20k
Undergrad size1,572
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $20k/yr for a shot at a $45k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 63% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1092 · ACT 22.

If you get in

1,572 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $42k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $20k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$166k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$82k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$84k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$26.9k
Room & board
$12.2k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants37%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans50%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$20k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention71%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr50%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$45k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$50k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,572
Location
Harrogate, TN
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
LMU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White77%
  • International7%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Black5%
  • Unknown2%
  • Asian2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students41%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time15%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$32k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 35

What you can study.

Colleges / Lincoln Memorial University
College · Private nonprofit · Harrogate, TN · Town
LMU

Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate, TN

Address6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway, Harrogate, TN 37752-8231
Websitewww.lmunet.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate63%
6-yr median pay$45k
Net price / yr$20k
Undergrad size1,572
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $20k/yr for a shot at a $45k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 63% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1092 · ACT 22.

If you get in

1,572 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $42k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $20k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$166k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$82k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$84k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$26.9k
Room & board
$12.2k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants37%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans50%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$20k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention71%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr50%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$45k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$50k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,572
Location
Harrogate, TN
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
LMU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White77%
  • International7%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Black5%
  • Unknown2%
  • Asian2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students41%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time15%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$32k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 35

What you can study.